My name is Lauren Williams. I am currently a senior at UAB, studying nursing. I am in the UAB Nursing Honors Program and this program has opened up many different opportunities to me as I have been on this journey through nursing school. As my final project, I chose to assist with a research study being conducted in the state of Alabama. The population for the study is HIV infected African American women with cervical cancer. I am very excited to work in this population for a few different reasons. One, because I am an African American Female. Two, because I have lived in Huntsville Al for most of my life until college, and Three, because I am interested in women’s health which in my scope includes: Maternal and Infant care and the diseases that women are more susceptible for than men including but not limited to Breast Cancer, Cervical Cancer, and Ovarian Cancer.
If you continue browsing on my blog, you will understand more about why I chose women’s health specifically. Most people do not understand the purpose of research and how it is related to the clinical setting, but every section of nursing whether it be education, informatics, research, or clinical practice ALL play an important part in patient holistic care. For instance, the research I am assisting with will answer questions regarding the barriers that are preventing these women from getting their screenings done and making their doctor’s appointments. From the results, we will be able to publish manuscripts and present data that explain what we found and organize a list of interventions that could help eliminate this problem. After these interventions have been proven successful, we then take this new knowledge into the hospital to educate the patients about their risks and what it means for them. We can also thoroughly explain to the patient why they should continue their screens and how it directly benefits them. I am so excited to begin a new area in nursing and I welcome you to follow me on this journey and learn with me! Feel free to comment or ask me questions. One of the tasks I will be working on is a presentation educating all about cervical cancer and its risks. Many women do not know about cervical cancer and how it’s contracted or spread. I hope to find the answers to these questions from various reliable databases. If I could leave you with one message it would be to get the proper screening done while you can. Prevention is a key factor in early detection. In reality, this separates detecting cancer during its first stage and working to prevent its spread versus discovering it in its fourth stage and trying to keep the person alive. This is an important topic that I will be educating the women in this study about, the women in my family, and the women in my community! That is all I have for now about me! Thank you again for visiting my blog and I hope you enjoy!
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